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Turkey's Istanbul Basaksehir were defeated 2-1 by FC Shakhtar Donetsk, who played away the first match of the UEFA Europa League qualifying round on August 18.

At the 24th minute of the game, Albanian midfielder Sokol Cikalleshi of the Turkish hosting team deflected the ball into his own net. Shakhtar’s advantage was doubled by own midfielder Viktor Kovalenko at the 41st minute.

At the beginning of the second half, midfielder of Istanbul Basaksehir Emre Belozoglu won one ball back with penalty, but in the end, FC Shakhtar celebrated the victory.

The return match will take place in Lviv, Ukraine, on August 25.